WEBVTT THIS NEXT STORY IS SURE TO BRINGA SMILE TO YOUR FACE.IT'S ABOUT THE SUCCESSFUL END TOA TWO MONTH SEARCH TO RESCUE ALOST DOG IN HOLLISTER.PERHAPS THE ONLY THING SWEETERTHAN THE HAPPY ENDING.IS THE LITTLE GIRL RESPONSIBLEFOR IT.ACTION NEWS REPORTER LAURENSEAVER JOINS US NOW WITH MORE.LAUREN: AARON IT WAS A, 6-YEAR-OLD MORGAN HILL GIRLWHO RESCUED THAT RUNAWAY DOG.AND NOW SHE HAS A NEW BESTFRIEND.IN A 6-YEAR-OLD HOLLISTER GIRLWHO IS GIVING THAT DOG A FOREVERHOME AND AN INCREDIBLE NEWFUTURE.THERE IS A STORY BEHIND EVERYFRIENDSHIP.>> BEST FRIENDS.THE DAY THAT WE MET EACH OTHER,BEST FRIENDS.RIGHT AVA?REPORTER: AND THIS ONE.IS QUITE UNIQUE.IT BEGINS ABOUT TWO AND A HALFMONTHS AGO.>> ALL OF A SUDDEN, I SAW THISDOG RUNNING DOWN MARK STREIT ANDSHE WAS RUNNING FOR HER LIFE.REPORTER: SUSAN HILDEN CALLEDHER FRIEND DEANNA BARTH WHO RUNSTHE HOLLISTER ANIMAL LOST ANDFOUND FACEBOOK PAGE.AND IS ALSO A WILDLIFE RESCUESPECIALIST. >> WE WERE FEEDING HER REGULARLYAND WE KNEW SHE WAS EATING BUTCOULDN'T GET NEAR HER.REPORTER: THE TWO LOCATED THEDOG'S OWNER BUT LEARNED HE HAD, ONLY HAD HER FOR TWO DAYSBEFORE SHE WENT MISSING.HE TOLD THEM SHE BELONGED TO AFOSTER FAMILY BEFORE HE PICKEDHER UP AT THE SHELTER.AND THAT'S WHERE MEGHAN COMESIN.SHE AND HER MOM FOSTER RESCUEANIMALS REGULARLY.75 LAST YEAR ALONE.>> WE EARN THEIR TRUST. AND HOW DO YOU DO THAT?>> IT'S JU BASIC.PLAY WITH THEM, TRUST, LOVE.REPORTER: AND IT WAS THAT SAMETRUST AND LOVE SHE HAD EARNEDWITH THIS DOG JUST A FEW MONTHSBEFORESO THE ADULTS AFTER WEEKS OF, TRYING TO CAPTURE THE DOGASKED MEGHAN TO GIVE IT A TRY.CLICKS SHE STARTED RUNNING AWAYAND I KEPT RUNNING.REPORTER: SO SHE DECIDED TO SITIN THE GRASS.>> I ARMY CRAWLED ON MY TUMMY.REPORTER: A INCREDIBLY, WHATADULTS COULDN'T DO FOR TWOMONTHS, MEGAN DID ON THE FIRSTTRY.>> WHEN I WAS THIS CLOSE TO HER,SHE WENT, IT'S HER AND SHESTARTED PLAYING WITH ME.REPORTER: DAISY REMEMBERED.AND AMAZINGLY THAT'S NOT WHERE, THIS STORY ENDS.AFTER DAISY WAS CAPTURED THE, TOPPINGS COULDN'T FOSTER HERTHIS TIME SO INSTEAD THEY ASKEDSUSAN HILDEN IF SHE WOULD GIVEIT A TRY.AND SIX HOURS IN TO HER FOSTERSHIFT SHE KNEW DAISY WAS HOME.>> SHE NEEDS TO BE WITHCHILDREN.REPORTER: AND SO SHE ADOPTEDEASY FOR HER GRANDDAUGHTER.ON THE EXACT DAY, FOUR YEAR'SLATER THE LITTLE GIRL'S THERAPYDOG WENT MISSING.AND NOW AVA, AT 6, HAS BIG PLANSFOR HER NEW FOUR LEGGED BESTFRIEND>> JUST REALLY WANT TO TAKE HERTO STANFORD.>> AND WHY STANFORD?>> THAT WAS THE PLACE WHERE IHAD MY HEART FIXED WHEN I WAS ABABY.REPORTER: THREE INCREDIBLESTORIES AND BEAUTIFUL NEWFRIENDSHIPS.HAS I MENTIONED, LITTLE DIVA HADHER OWN THERAPY DOG SEVERALYEARS AGO.NOW SHE WANTS TO TRAIN DAISY SOSHE CAN HELP OTHER KIDS.AND AS F MEGHAN, SHE WANTS TOWORK WITH ANIMALS WHEN SHE GROWSUP.

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Updated: 1:51 PM EST Jan 5, 2017

HOLLISTER, Calif. —

A Hollister, Calif., family saw a dog in trouble, but it took a little girl to make a connection with the pooch.